Re: My Father -- CBI & Combat Cargo Groups

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Date Posted: 14:45:05 05/30/08 Fri
Author: John Becotte
Subject: Re: My Father
In reply to: Tim Day 's message, "My Father" on 09:30:06 02/24/07 Sat

My dad was a pilot that flew similar missions that your father had done. He was a P-38,B-25 and C-47 pilot. He also was attached and under orders from the OSS and flew secret missions through out china. He also flew Chinese generals to the peace confrence which I have pictures. It sounds like they almost flew the same missions. He was in the 21st recon and 27th Hope to hear from you. John>My father, SSGT Ted Day, was with the 1st Squadron of
>the 1st Combat Cargo Group, he enlisted n May 1941 at
>Riley Field, Denver, went to Detroit for R2800 engine
>training. Then began his long trip to the CBI. Left
>Miami, Puerto Rico, Brazil, Ascention Is, Africa Gold
>Coast, Etheopia, Karachi, Calcutta to Dum Dum Air
>Feld. Stationed at Su Young, China. Missions: supplied
>Merrils Marauders,one of first C-47s into Mytchinon,
>Flew Chinese troops, Dropped O.S.S. agents, carried
>gas for 'gas stations' even carried Mules. Few to
>Siagon, Hong Knog, and carried officials to official
>Jap surrender in the rain.
> If anyone's father might have passed along any of
>these experiences, pilots or radio men, I would like
>to hear from you. He also said his Squadron
>confiscated a large amount of beer from the officers.
>He claimed that when off duty he helped out some of
>his buddies wth fights, Dad had a knock out punch.

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>My dad was a pilot that flew similar missions that >your father had done. He was a P-38,B-25 and C-47 >pilot. He also was attached and under orders from the >OSS and flew secret missions through out china. He >also flew Chinese generals to the peace confrence >which I have pictures. It sounds like they almost flew >the same missions. He was in the 21st recon and 27th >Hope to hear from you. John>My father, SSGT Ted Day, >was with the 1st Squadron of >>the 1st Combat Cargo Group, he enlisted n May 1941 at >>Riley Field, Denver, went to Detroit for R2800 engine >>training. Then began his long trip to the CBI. Left >>Miami, Puerto Rico, Brazil, Ascention Is, Africa Gold >>Coast, Etheopia, Karachi, Calcutta to Dum Dum Air >>Feld. Stationed at Su Young, China. Missions: supplied >>Merrils Marauders,one of first C-47s into Mytchinon, >>Flew Chinese troops, Dropped O.S.S. agents, carried >>gas for 'gas stations' even carried Mules. Few to >>Siagon, Hong Knog, and carried officials to official >>Jap surrender in the rain. >> If anyone's father might have passed along any of >>these experiences, pilots or radio men, I would like >>to hear from you. He also said his Squadron >>confiscated a large amount of beer from the officers. >>He claimed that when off duty he helped out some of >>his buddies wth fights, Dad had a knock out punch.

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